Dispensing package



July 20, 1926;

R. P. NICHOLS DISPENSING PACKAGE muummmn I' r L x i I Patented July 20, 1926.

olT En T T ROBERT P. NICHOLS, on NEW nocnnnnn, NEW YORK.

DISPENSING PACKAGE.

Application filed October 10, 1919', Serial No. 329,751. Renewed October 27, 1925.

This invention relates to packages or con tainers, of the character set forth in my application for patent Serial No. 299,325, filed May 23, 1919, of which this application is a continuation in part, and the construction herein disclosed is especially applicable-to a package or container provided with means for attaching abrush head thereto, the container constituting the brush handle. Preferably also means are provided fordispensing the contents of the package. In the embodiment of my invention whichl have chosen for purposes of illustration herein, the container is adapted to hold shaving soap and'to have attached-thereto ashaving brush head so that the containeran-d brush when assembled constitute a complete shaving brush containing a supply ofjshaving soap. The invention, however, maybe applied to other purposes.

It is an object of the invention in its preferred form to provide a container or package of such character that itv can. be constructed very cheaply so that'it may be used as an original package for the sale of the soap or othercontents thereof, and may be discarded when the contents are usedup. At the same time the container is preferably made of suliicient rigidity so that it may be utilized as a brush handle and is provided with means whereby a brush head may be readily attached thereto, thecontainer being also given a sufiiciently durable and waterproof finish and presenting an attractive appearance whereby it constitutes a readily saleable package and also forms a desirable handle for the brush. The package may either be sold with dispensing means therein, which may also be discarded when thecontents of the package is used up, or a temporary seal may be provided for the package, for which a permanent removable closure device carrying dispensing means may be substituted when the package is; put

' into use.

In the accompanying drawings which show one preferred form of the invention chosen to illustrate the principle thereof 2-,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthesame; 11 M Figure-'3 is a plan view of theremovable stopper and dispensing spoon;

Figure 4 is a section on line IV.IV of Figure 2; 1

Figure 5 isa'detail sectional view showing one mode of attaching a ferrule to the side wall of the container;

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the base of the brush head showing the means for attaching the same to the container.

Referring to the drawings .in detail the container shown. comprises a side -wall 1 having a ferrule 2 at one end thereof, and a ferrule 3, preferably formed integral with the end closure 4;,at the other end thereof. As it is an'object of the present invention to provide a container of such low cost that it may be sold as apart of the soap package and'discarded as soon as the contents are used up, the sidewall 1 is'prefera'bly made of paper or other inexpensive material, while the ferrules are preferably made of non-corrosive metal, such as aluminum, as this may be stamped or drawn into shape with great ease, and at the same'time provides for necessary strength and rigidity for attachment of the brush head or the like at one end, and of a removable closure member or stopper at the other end. The metal ferrules may also readily be made of accu rate size so that interchangeability of the parts is insured. I have discovered that I can make a very inexpensive but/tight and sufficiently durable container having an attractive appearance, by forming the :side wall out of a plurality of layers of paper and coating the same inside and out with a lacquer formed of a solution of celluloid or the like which more or less penetrates and impreg'nates the paper. when it dries renders the paper impervious to moistureandhas the important advantage over coatings of paraifin or other readily fusible materials in that it isresista nt to ordinary hot water and therefore isnot:

affected by the clipping of the brush or hairdle into-hot water as commonly occurs when the device is used as a shaving brush. The lacquer is also not aifectedby soap. .Any suitable mode of attaching the metal parts to the. side wall may be employed, but I This lacquer have found that an exceedingly cheap and effective construction consists in striking out, tongues 5 from the metal ferrules which are forced through slots in one or more layers of the paper and then bent or riveted over as indicated at 6 in Figure 5 so as to firmly secure the side wall and metal member together. After this has been done one or more layers of paper are applied on the outside so as tocover the bent over portions of the tongues and thereby provide a smooth and attractive finish for the outside of the package. In the construction illustrated three layers of paper are utilized, the tongues being forced through the two inner layers, while the third layer is applied over the tongues. A coating of adhesive material, for instance the celluloid lacquer referred to, is preferably applied to the outside of the second layer of paper after the ferrules have been attached as described, and the third layer of paper then applied while the adhesive is still soft so that it will be firmly held in place when the adhesive dries. The outer layer of paper may have a suitable inscription printed thereon, and may be applied either as a flat sheet and rolled around the container or it maybe formed as a tube and slipped endwise over the inner layers with the ferrules attached thereto. Either before or after the application of this outer layer it may be coated with the celluloid lacquer or other waterproofing material which giv-es a hard water-resistant finish and which may, if desired, be made to present an ivory-like ap pearance. The coating also protects the printed decorations or inscription, if any, on the outside of the package. Preferably the ferrules are provided with narrow outwardly turned marginal flanges .7 which protect the edges of the paper, but such flanges are not essential. v

For closing the open end of the receptacle a removable closure 10 is employed w rich, in the construction illustrated, comprises a block, preferably .of wood, having a metal plate 11 attached to the inner face thereof in any suitable manner, as by the pins 12. The wooden block in the construction shown has a flange 13 of slightly larger diameter than the outer diameter of-thecontainer wall and which is preferably knurled so that it may be conveniently taken hold of for turning or when handling the dispensing spoon to be described. The inner face of this flange, if desired, may be recessed to receive a yielding washer 14 which is adapted to fit against the flange 2 ofthe ferrule so as to make an air tight joint between the stopper and the container wall. The inner part of the plug is somewhat reduced in diameter, as indicated at 15 in Figure 2. The plate 11 is of larger diameter than this reduced portion 15 so that its margin overhangs the same, this margin being provided with notches as indicated at 16 in Figure 3. The margin of the plate adjacent to the notches is bent down as indicated at 17 so as to provide a wedge surface or interrupted screw thread, the bending being greatest adj acent to corresponding edges of each notch and gradually decreasing in the direction of the opposite edge of the adjacent notch. These bent over edges are adapted to engage and wedge against suitable projections or lugs 18 on the inner surface of the ferrule, such lugs being produced in any suitable manner, as by punching in portions the metal. At its inner end the ferrule is pref erably provided with an inwardly turned flange 19 against which the bottom of the plate is adapted to bear. When the stopper is to be applied it is pushed into position,

the lugs 18 passing through the notches 16.

The stopper is then given a partial turn thus causing the turned over portions 17 to wedge under the lugs 18 and draw the bottom of the plate firmlyagainst the flange 19 thus securin the stoo oer firml in )0- a: l J

sition. At the same time the yielding washor 14 is drawn. with sufficient tightness against the end of the container, but owing to its yielding character and to the fact that the plate 11 is forced against the lange 19 there is no danger of sufficient pronure being applied to the flange of the woo-t on stopper to cause the plate 11 to separate from the stopper by oosening the pins 12. The reaction of the wedgmg force of the wedge portions 17 against the lugs 18 is effectively taken up by the flange 19 so that the stopper may he turned up as tight as may be rod without incurring the danger iientio e l The construction described is extremel expensive as no screw threading or rolling oper .tions are required, but the ferrule may be simply stamped out and the lugs 18 punched or stamped therein, while the plate 11 is also a simple stamping with portions of its margins merely bent over in the simplest possible'manner. No accurate fitting of the parts is required so that interchange ability is assured. C nly a fraction of a turn is necessary, furthermore, to attach or detach the stopper.

F or dispensing the contents of the package I preferably employ a spoon or pa dle carried by the stopper.

[is illustrated unis spoon or paddle 22 has a shank attached to the plate 11, the shank being swaged to arovide the shoulder 24 adapted to bear against the plate, the end of the shank projecting through a perforation in the plate and being riveted over as indicated 25. The plate 11 thus constitutes the means for holding the spoon as well as the means for attaching the stopper to the container. Preferably the end closure 4: is formed with a depression or pocket 26 to receive the end needles of the spoon orlpaddle s o as to permit" a spoon of suflicient length to be utilized to reach all of the contents of the package in the manner disclosed inmy previous application above mentioned.

The ferrule 25 carrying the end closure-4t is preferably attached to the side wall of the container in the same manner as the ferrule 2 is attached. It is also preferably provided with suitable means for the attachment of the brush head. As illustrated, it is formed with the inwardly stamped lugs 18 while the brush head has a neck 30 having an outwardly projecting flange 31 notched at 32 so as to pass the lugs and having the portions adjacent to the notches bent over on an incline as indicated at 33 in Figure 6 so as to' provide wedge portions adapted to cooperate With the lugs when the brush head is turned through part of a revolution with respect to the container. ltprefcrred construction of the brush head is illustrated in Figures 2 and 6 in which the bristles 35 are set in a base 36 of rubber or other suitable composition which is received in an undercut opening 37 in a brush ferrule or casing 38. The latter may be formed of artificial ivory, vulcanite or the like, and is prefcrably provided witha'shoul'der 39 adapted to overlie the end of the container. In the construction shown the member "is provided with an internal thread 40, While the neck 30 forms part of a metal cap 41 which is adapted to screw into thethread 40v and bear against the lower end of the brush base 36. 'lhe cap 41 thus forms the means for securing the bristle base in the member 38 and also the means for attaching thecompletebrush' head to the container-handle. The recess 42 in'the metal cap 41 also pro vides for the reception of the portion 26 of the endclosure 4. The construction of the parts is preferably such that when the brush head is turned to engage with the container, the wedge portions 52' wedge between the lugs 18 and the end closure portion 4 so that the wedglng reaction is taken up directly between the flange 31 and portions of the ferrule and end closure of the container. whereby the member 38 is not subjected to strain resulting from the tight attachment of the brush head to the container.

The construction described provides a package which may be produced so cheaply that the container may be discarded as soon as the contents are used up, no cleaning out or refilling on the part of the user being required. In fact all of the operations required by the user are of the utmost simplicity. Preferably the entire package, including the removable stopper and dispensing spoon are discarded when the contents are used up so that the only operation required of the user is a mere detaching of the brush head and the application of the same to a fresh package filled with the soap or other material and having a new removable stopper and spoon in place therein. his simplicity of operation is a matter of great importance as manyusersof a device of this character do not care to take the time to fit together or adjust dispensing devices of any complexity. -lVl1ile l'have described and illustrated in detail one preferred embodiment of my invention I do not wish to he understoec as limiting myself solely thereto as the invention may be employed in different forms of apparatus. I therefore intend to cover invention broadly in whatever form its principle may be embodied.

Having thus described my; invention, I. claim i z p i L'A container having a substantially cylindrical side wall formed of a plurality'of layers of paper or the like,-and metallic end members having ring portionsiitting within the side wall at opposite ends thereof and riveted to an inner layer of the side wall, one of said end members iaving a transverse portion carried by the inner edge thereof constituting ahead for the container, and being formed outside of said head with projections adapted for detachable engagement with a brush head or the like, thejother of said end members having a narrow flange 9 its'inner edge and being provided outside of said flange With projectionsadapted for engagement with a removable closure.

2. A container comprising a side wall and an end member, said head member having a ring portion fitting within said side wall ant carrying 'at its inner edge a transverse portion constituting a head for the container said ring portion being formed with inwardly projecting'lugs outside of said head, a portion of said head being shaped OUtT-ifilth ly' to form a pocket in the head, in combina tion with a device having a recess in its base into which .said pocket portion projects; said base being adapted to extend inside of said ring portion'iinto juxtaposition with the head ofthe container, andhaving an outwardly projecting flange "'iprovidedf with notches adapted to pass saidi'lugs, said fflange being fori'nedfwith Wedge ilportions between; said notches adapted to' engage With'said lugs when the device is rotatedwith relation to the container.

3. A container for soap or the like having a fixed end piece having a depression therein forming a pocket and having a removable closure at the other end thereof, said closure having attached thereto a spoon or paddle adapted to extend through the receptacle and into said pocket.

4. A container for soap or the like having a fixed end piece having a depression therein forming a pocket, a removable cap at the other end of the container, a Wall portion adapted to fit Within the end portion of the container wall, the bottom of the cap when in place being located some distance inside of the end of the container wall, and a spoon or paddle attached to the bottom of the cap and adapted to extend through the receptacle and into said pocket when the cap is in place, said pocket being of sufiicient depth to permit the use of a spoon or paddle of a length substantially equal to distance from the open end of the receptacle to that part of the closed end piece surrounding said depression.

5, A container comprising a substantially cylindrical side wall having a metal member at each end thereof including a ring portion fitting within the end portion of the side wall, one of said ring portions having means for detachable engagement with a brush head and the other having means for engagement with a removable closure.

6. A container having a side wall of water-proof non-metallic material, and metallic end pieces including ring portions fitting within the opposite ends of said side wall and reinforcing the same from the inside, said ring portions being formed to provide attaching means for engagement with a brush head or the like at one end, and a removable stopper at the other end.

7. A container having a substantially cylindrical side wall having a fixed head set within one end below the level of the end of the container so as to provide a recess outside of said head, the inner side wall of said recess being formed with means for engagement with a brush head or the like, the opposite end of said container being provided at its inside with means for engagement with a removable stopper, in combination with a removable stopper adapted to fit in said end. and to engage with said means, and a dispensing spoon carried by said stopper and received within the container when the stopper is in position in the end thereof.

8. A container comprising a substantially cylindrical side wall having a head fixed near one end thereof below the level of the end of the side wall, said head being shapes to provide a central pocket extending outwardly towards the end of the container, in combination with a device having a base shaped to fit within the part of the side wall of the container extending beyond said head and having a central recess adapted to receive the pocket-forming portion of the head.

9. A container having a fixed head shaped to form an outwardly extending pocket, a removable stopper for the other end of the container, said stopper having attached thereto a spoon or paddle adapted to extend through the receptacle and into said pocket, in combination with a device adapted to be removably attached to said container outside of the fixed head thereof, said device having a recess in its base adapted to receive the pocket-forming portion of said head.

10. A container comprising a side wall portion having a metallic end member attached thereto, said member having a ring portion fitting within the side wall and a transverse portion carried at the inner et go of said ring portion and constituting a head for the container, in combination with a device having a plug portion fitting within said ring portion outside of said head.

11. A container comprising a side wall portion having a metallic end member attached thereto, said member having a ring portion fitting within the side wall, and a transverse portion carried at the inner edge of said ring portion and constituting a head for the container, in combination with a device having a plug portion fitting within said ring portion outside of said head, the inner surface of said ring portion and the outside of said plug portion being formed for detachable interlocking engagement.

12. A container comprising a side wall portion having a metallic end member attached thereto, said member having a ring portion fitting within the side wall and a transverse portion carried at the inner edge of said ring portion and constituting a head for the container, in combination with a device having a plug portion fitting within said ring portion outside of said head, said ring and plug portions being provided with co-acting screw means whereby said device may be detachably connected with said container by a relative turning movement between said parts.

ROBERT P. NICHOLS. 

